Caffélatex Tubeless Strip Plus and Fat
Caffélatex Strip gets
wider to fit Plus and Fat rims. It's still a very light, puncture-proof and
transparent tubeless rim strip that allows easy tubeless conversion of most
Plus and Fat mountain bike wheels, using Tubeless or Tubeless-Ready tyres and
Caffélatex sealant.
EXCLUSIVE FEATURES:
* Easiest way for
tubeless conversion
* Lightest tubeless
rim strip in the market
* Long lasting, can be
moved from one wheel to another
* Extended range of
widths, covering Plus and Fat rim sizes
* Puncture-resistant
CHARACTERISTICS:
Available in different
sizes:
Caffélatex Strip Plus
and Fat is available in all the needed sizes, to cover all the Plus and Fat
wheels in the market.
Sold as kits
containing two rim strips and two 40 mm tubeless valves (2 wheels per kit):
* Part#: EM051 - Strip Fat S 26″/27,5″ (x2)
* Part#: EM052 - Strip Fat M 26″/27,5″ (x2)
* Part#: EM053 - Strip Fat L 26″/27,5″ (x2)
* Part#: EM054 - Strip Plus S 26″/27,5″ (x2) NEW!
* Part#: EM055 - Strip Plus S 29″ (x2) NEW!
* Part#: EM056 - Strip Plus M 26″/27,5″ (x2) NEW!
* Part#: EM057 - Strip Plus M 29″ (x2) NEW!
* Part#: EM058 - Strip Plus L 26″/27,5″ (x2) NEW!
*Part#:
EM059 - Strip Plus L 29″ (x2) NEW!
The six widths are:
* Plus S (40 mm): for rims with external
width between 35 and 40 mm;
* Plus M (45 mm): for rims with external
width between 41 and 45 mm;
* Plus L (50 mm): for rims with external
width between 46 and 50 mm;
* Fat S (70 mm): for rims with external
width between 60 and 65 mm;
* Fat M (85 mm): for rims with external
width between 75 and 80 mm;
* Fat L (105 mm): for rims with external
width between 95 and 100 mm;
Highly resistant:
Made using a
proprietary polymer blend, Caffélatex Strip has very high mechanical strength
and resistance to punctures. It’s also very stable from a chemical standpoint
and cannot be damaged by water or Caffélatex.
WARNING:
Using sealants
containing aggressive chemicals or ammonia, or cleaning the rim with aggressive
chemical products can damage Caffélatex Strip and may represent dangers to the
user. We recommend using only Caffélatex sealant or Espresso inflate &
repair cartridge with Caffélatex Strip.
Easy to use:
Caffélatex Strip is
the ultimate tubeless solution for very difficult rims (aluminum rims with mat
surface finishing or carbon rims with mould release treatment, where no tape
sticks very long; rims with very deep channel, asymetric spoke-holes; entry level
pinned rims where the junction is not welded).
Instructions for Strip
Plus and Fat
To convert a rim to
tubeless, simply remove the existing rim-strip, choose the appropriate Strip
size and follow five easy steps:
1. Insert the provided
Caffélatex Tubeless Valve in the Strip, so that the rubber base is in contact
with the Strip (as in picture, #1);
2. Secure the Strip to
the rim, tightening the nut on the valve stem. It’s important to push the valve
base against the rim while doing so, to achieve a better air-tightness.
IMPORTANT: some
single-wall rims (mostly aluminum, cut-out rims for fat bikes) might require
fitting two washers on the valve before threading the nut, to achieve proper
tightness. We provide 2 washers per valve for Plus L and all Fat Strip;
3. Keeping the wheel
with the valve at 12 o’ clock, finish mounting the Strip onto the rim. We know,
it’s tight, but it’s do-able;
4. With a screwdriver
or a similar tool, center the Strip inside the rim channel;
5. It’s done!
F.A.Q.:
I’m having troubles
mounting the Strip Fat on my wheel… is there anything wrong with the product?
Strip Fat is not easy
to stretch and mount on the rim, but with the right technique it’s surely
possible. We’ve converted ClownShoe rims using the Strip Fat L and so have done
many customers… here below some additional tips:
– wear cotton gloves
to protect your hands;
– insert the valve in
the strip;
– mount the strip
inserting the valve in the rim, tightening the valve with two washers and the
nut;
– place a carton on
the floor and position the wheel on it, keeping the valve on the highest spot;
– hold the Strip
firmly with your hands, holding it 20 cm from the valve on each side. Take a
breath and prepare for the effort;
– keeping the Strip
with your hands, use your body weight to stretch it, leaning on the wheel and
pushing it hard toward the floor;
– the Strip will
stretch, and you should continue your action slowly inserting it on the wheel,
sliding your hands on the Strip itself. Don’t
ever release the Strip while doing this, just work hard and keep pushing it
down;
– when you get closer
to the floor, you should change the technique: as you’d do mounting a tubular,
push your belly on the top of the rim (where the valve is) and lift the wheel
so that the last part of the strip is now facing you. That is the most
difficult moment, where you should make one extra effort to insert the last 20
cm of the strip in the wheel channel. It’s not easy and first timers might have
to try several times until they master the technique and finally have the Strip
on the wheel;
– once the Strip is in
the rim channel, just use a long screwdriver to correctly position it, as in
the video.
Why introducing the
Strip when you already have a tubeless conversion Tape?
For most applications
adhesive tubeless tape is great, and it will always be lighter than a tubeless
rim strip.
However, tape requires
time and some basic mechanical skills to be installed properly: the Strip can
be mounted in a couple of minutes and will work flawlessly even with
deep-channel rims or asymmetrical rim shapes.
Unlike adhesive tapes
that stay inside the rim channel, the Strip climbs on rim internal walls and in
some cases can be seen from the outside, when the tire is mounted. Why?
The idea is to create
air tightness between the tire and the Strip, especially useful for pinned
rims: in those rims the junction is not welded, and sealing the spoke holes in
the rim channel is not enough as sealant/air can seep through the rim walls at
the junction. As the Strip is born to be the ‘no problem’ tubeless converter,
we have to cover also those rim types.
Beside being easier to
use, what’s the advantage of the Strip over tapes?
Something you can do
with the Strip that you can’t with tape is moving the Strip from one rim to
another. As the Strip material is very durable, its lifespan can exceed the one
of the rim it’s mounted on, and can be removed and mounted on another rim.
The Strip is puncture
proof. Why?
Being resistant to
cuts/puncture, the Strip is immune to the tyre-lever damages that were so
common on butyl tubeless liners. The puncture resistance becomes more relevant
when using the Strip on cut-out rims.
My rim has a Schrader
valve hole (diam. 8,5 mm). Should I use a valve adapter?
The Strip will easily
convert any Schrader-drilled rim, no need for any adapter (just use the
provided tubeless valve and insert it in the Strip before mounting the Strip on
the rim, as described above).
